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Therapist: "You have control issues... When that instinct is frustrated, you have trouble coping."

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Examine the ways your desire for control affects your everyday life.

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I'll start by checking myself for feathers and talons 'cause I'm a ####ing HARPY.

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We'll also discuss your hypersensitivity to criticism.

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TIG Faye!

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"Why the long face?" "Therapist says I have control issues." "Well, yeah."

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(Beat) I mean, REALLY? "I appreciate the effort."

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Think about all the ways my control issues affect my life - and it's DEPRESSING.

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ALL of my relationships have been affected by it... "It makes you a good boss."

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Really? You think I'm a good boss? Best one I've ever had.

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I still say he has to pee the espresso straight down.

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EspressoBonercat!

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The piss arc is the whole POINT, you dictator

9 (18.4%)

Steve and Beers - Six of 'em!

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How was your trip? Get any space-booty while you were up there?

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Dude, I was in OUTER FRIGGIN' SPACE.

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So, no? Nope.

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Hey Mar-Bear, let's trade glasses. I wanna see how bad your prescription is.

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Blrgh. Yeah mine is super-strong.

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Faye puts on Marigold's - and suddenly, everything's ANIME-shifted!

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THAT'S NOT WHAT MY PRESCRIPTION IS LIKE. (I wish that was what it was like.)

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Total Members Voted: 47

[DSL]

BEERS is such a great tasting beer that it doesn't even need a name. It is the quintessential beer. THE beer, as it were.

Or "De Beers?"

Except in Chicago, where it's "DA beerss!"

[celticgeek]

Whoa!  comic is up.  And I wonder what Francis looked like through those glasses. 

[Is it cold in here?]

What does it mean that Marigirl's T-shirt changed?

[Dr. ROFLPWN]

What does it mean that Marigirl's T-shirt changed?

Marigold's glasses are a portal to the moe dimension, where even the most basic fabric of reality is animu. Therefore, her shirt must reference something animu continuously.

[GerPronouncedGrr]

God Angus' anime facial expression made me laugh so hard. So Angusty. /pay pun jar

[iduguphergrave]

I also like how his book changed into...what, a kindle? A nook?

[ecstaticjoy]

I also like how his book changed into...what, a kindle? A nook?

I didn't notice at first!!! lolol thanks

[Near Lurker]

Huh, her shirt's been updated - and then way, way, downdated.

...wait, Mass Effect?

[cesariojpn]

How the hell can there be both moe and bishōnen in the same frame? IMPOSSIBLE!!

[Near Lurker]

One word: CLAMP.

[Omega Entity]

What does it mean that Marigirl's T-shirt changed?

Marigold's glasses are a portal to the moe dimension, where even the most basic fabric of reality is animu. Therefore, her shirt must reference something animu continuously.

It's the romanji phonetics for Sephiroth. If written in the actual characters it would read セフィロス.

[Nentuaby]

I also like how his book changed into...what, a kindle? A nook?

I think it's supposed to be a black-covered notebook, actually. I.E., probably a Death Note.

[cesariojpn]

One word: CLAMP.

Yeah.....no.

I also like how his book changed into...what, a kindle? A nook?

I think it's supposed to be a black-covered notebook, actually. I.E., probably a Death Note.

It's actually a Debu Note. 

[slydon]

One of my friends used to wear her roommate's glasses on occasion. She's blind, so it was purely for the lulz.
"Holy crap! I can't see s*** in these!"
I'm going to have to put it in the comic at some point.

[jwhouk]

Oh, great, now we're giving Slydon hints for HIS comic

(BTW, did you answer Jeph's call for guest strips at all?)

[jwhouk]

What other fallout are we going to see now that we're back on earth?

Momo is gonna need a hard reset after her Holopony incident...    7 (8.1%)
Pintsize and Station become friends! (impending doom sound)    11 (12.8%)
Winslow reveals a deep, dark secret...    5 (5.8%)
More Therapy Issues with Dora (and Sven!)    26 (30.2%)
Faye and Angus consider moving in together!    2 (2.3%)
Marten gets a reply to his e-mail... an "FU" reply.    9 (10.5%)
Steve has somehow prevented Cosette from burning down his apartment building.    6 (7%)
The new baker-barista at The Secret Bakery finally appears!    7 (8.1%)
Spathe Ham - The Rock Opera premieres at Smif College!    3 (3.5%)
Whatever it is - it's gonna be HILARIOUS!    10 (11.6%)

Total Members Voted: 86

[A. Smith]

Really clever use of the medium, methinks.

[Near Lurker]

One word: CLAMP.

Yeah.....no.

You're not going to look me in the eye and tell me there's not both moe and bishonen in Code frakkin' Geass.

[slydon]

(BTW, did you answer Jeph's call for guest strips at all?)

I finally caved in, got a twitter account, and offered Jeph my axe.

[Dr. ROFLPWN]

What does it mean that Marigirl's T-shirt changed?

Marigold's glasses are a portal to the moe dimension, where even the most basic fabric of reality is animu. Therefore, her shirt must reference something animu continuously.

It's the romanji phonetics for Sephiroth. If written in the actual characters it would read セフィロス.

...My dear Omega Entity, I knew that, and I am well-versed enough in moonspeak* to know the characters for Sephiroth's name.

I probably should have deadpanned something about how it indicates she's a big fan of Final Fantasy 7, but opted to reference theoretical realms of horror Lovecraft could not dream of.

One word: CLAMP.

Yeah.....no.

You're not going to look me in the eye and tell me there's not both moe and bishonen in Code frakkin' Geass.

I gotta go with Near Lurker here. The ratio is slanted towards the pretty boys, as tis all things CLAMP, but there is certainly moe there as well.

Nice catch on the kindle/Death Note/Debu Note though.

(* : I use the term "moonspeak" for Japanese solely as an enthusiast for said culture and a failed student of its language. No disrespect is intended, and a sincere, contrite apology to anyone who is so offended.)

[Torlek]

One word: CLAMP.

Yeah.....no.

You're not going to look me in the eye and tell me there's not both moe and bishonen in Code frakkin' Geass.

I gotta go with Near Lurker here. The ratio is slanted towards the pretty boys, as tis all things CLAMP, but there is certainly moe there as well.

Nice catch on the kindle/Death Note/Debu Note though.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that defaulted to thinking the book became a Death Note. Bishi Angus even kinda looks like Light.

As for Geass, it's absolutely slanted towards the bishonen but there were some extremely moe moments. *sighs* Now I need to go back and watch that show again. I wonder if Bandai finally got off their ass and released a box set of either season.

[Soulsynger]

Why does Marigold gots that long armpit hair in panel 3? 

(edit: Oh screw grammar, its eight thirty in the mornin' here.)

[pwhodges]

It's long head hair hanging down her back and spreading out.

Unless there's a reference I know nothing of...

[cvcharger]

I have to agree with Marigold there.  Having glasses like that would be f'ing awesome.  Though, I'm not sure exactly what anime I would prefer to see all the time.

[Soulsynger]

It's long head hair hanging down her back and spreading out.
[ ... ]

I've seen it. I can't un-see it.

@cvcharger:
Blame! ...

[slydon]

Azumanga... or Nichijou. ALL THE TIME

[Akima]

If written in the actual characters it would read セフィロス.

Why can't Scotsmen learn Japanese?

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They kana read it.

A clever strip this, that I had to "read" two or three times to get. And note the title of the book Angus is reading. Apparently someone's biography has been published in the QCverse.

[pwhodges]

Jeph's, in fact.  I read it as: "BUTTS LOL: THE JEPH JACQUES STORY"

[EDIT]
On a closer look, that's not it:



Perhaps "JAMES ROLLINS", or "JOANNE ROWLING"?

Jeffrey Rowland of Overcompensating and Wigu fame is the most likely biographical subject.

That works for me.

[snubnose]

I would assume glasses like that would be highly unpractical for Marigold, since she cannot read any Mangas with such glasses.

They would manga-fy the Mangas ... the results would probably be horrible ...

[jwhouk]

I would assume glasses like that would be highly unpractical for Marigold, since she cannot read any Mangas with such glasses.

They would manga-fy the Mangas ... the results would probably be horrible ...

Pun jar. NOW.

[Welu]

I wonder what Angus' prescription is like...

[jwhouk]

He's obviously gone to wearing contacts.

[celticgeek]

Jeph's, in fact.  I read it as: "BUTTS LOL: THE JEPH JACQUES STORY"

[EDIT]
On a closer look, that's not it:

[image]

Perhaps "JAMES ROLLINS", or "JOANNE ROWLING"?

Jackson Pollack, perhaps?

[Throg]

What the heck does it say on Mari's shirt, originally?  I heart Gawwwns? 

[idontunderstand]

To be honest I found this one too far-fetched. It doesn't quite work.

[pwhodges]

What the heck does it say on Mari's shirt, originally?  I heart Gawwwns?

GAWWUS (=Garrus, I presume) - and bits of the U get lost in the fold of the shirt.

[Daniel Patrick Moynihan]

Jeffrey Rowland of Overcompensating and Wigu fame is the most likely biographical subject.

Garrus would take Sephiroth to the cleaners, and he's more handsome. Marigold was right to be upset.
I just noticed the background changes and lack of shading in Faye's hair in panel 3, subtle.

[Throg]

What the heck does it say on Mari's shirt, originally?  I heart Gawwwns?

GAWWUS (=Garrus, I presume) - and bits of the U get lost in the fold of the shirt.

Okay, I get it. It was obscured by the (nosebleed-inducing) folds of the shirt.

And the animu faces made me LOL, I admit. There's something so deadpan about sparkly pretty-boy bishonen Angus. 

[iduguphergrave]

Marigolds reaction is actually that of most of my friends when they put on my glasses, except usually accompanied by a "woah!" or "holy shit your eyes suck!"

[Carl-E]

Same here. 



My daughter always comments on how huge my eyes seem on the rare occasions I take off my glasses.  I'm about a -12 in each eye.

[Milesb]

-5 / + 6 here, people who try on my glasses tend to cry out in pain and shock. =(

I've always attributed my terrible right eye to being hit in the eye with a hammer as a child. We thought it was fun to throw the hammer in the air. It was. Up to a point*.

*That being the point where I got hit in the eye and had to be taken to hospital to have my eyelid pulled out from above my eyeball.

[slydon]

I didn't even wear glasses (except for the movies and sometimes for tv) until I had some eye probs in my early 20s. I ordered contacts a few years ago. They messed up and sent me -20s. I couldn't see anything past an inch from my eye, however... my nose was in perfect focus.
There are some things that should never be seen clearly. *shudder*

[Kugai]

MariKwaii

[jwhouk]

Not a very high turnout for this one so far. Must be the early comic for Friday...

And just in time for Jeph to leave the country: What was the MOMENT OF THE WEEK?

I'll start by checking myself for feathers and talons 'cause I'm a ####ing HARPY.    3 (10%)
We'll also discuss your hypersensitivity to criticism.    1 (3.3%)
TIG Faye!    1 (3.3%)
"Why the long face?" "Therapist says I have control issues." "Well, yeah."    4 (13.3%)
EspressoBonercat!    2 (6.7%)
The piss arc is the whole POINT, you dictator    5 (16.7%) [/b]
Steve and Beers - Six of 'em!    3 (10%)
Dude, I was in OUTER FRIGGIN' SPACE.    1 (3.3%)
So, no? Nope.    1 (3.3%)
Faye puts on Marigold's - and suddenly, everything's ANIME-shifted!    4 (13.3%)
THAT'S NOT WHAT MY PRESCRIPTION IS LIKE. (I wish that was what it was like.)    5 (16.7%)

Total Members Voted: 30

[Somebody]

I would assume glasses like that would be highly unpractical for Marigold, since she cannot read any Mangas with such glasses.

They would manga-fy the Mangas ... the results would probably be horrible ...

No, the manga would be so mangaed it would be demangaed.

So it'd look like an Alex Ross book.

[Is it cold in here?]

Control issues are common in adult children of alcoholics. Could being raised by potheads have the same effect?

[Carl-E]

Probably.  It arises in ACOA from the parents not being stable, not being able to keep a job, etc.  The child in an uncontrolled environment starts controlling what they can, and not feeling comfortable unless they're in complete control.  In the case of potheads, they'd be forgetting many of the important events, incidents and promises important to a child or teen, an that could lead to control issues.  Not necesarily as serious a situation, but influential nonetheless. 

[jwhouk]

And just in time for Jeph to leave the country: What was the MOMENT OF THE WEEK?

I'll start by checking myself for feathers and talons 'cause I'm a ####ing HARPY.    3 (8.3%)
We'll also discuss your hypersensitivity to criticism.    2 (5.6%)
TIG Faye!    1 (2.8%)
"Why the long face?" "Therapist says I have control issues." "Well, yeah."    4 (11.1%)
I still say he has to pee the espresso straight down.    1 (2.8%)
EspressoBonercat!    3 (8.3%)
The piss arc is the whole POINT, you dictator    7 (19.4%)
Steve and Beers - Six of 'em!    3 (8.3%)
Dude, I was in OUTER FRIGGIN' SPACE.    1 (2.8%)
So, no? Nope.    1 (2.8%)
Faye puts on Marigold's - and suddenly, everything's ANIME-shifted!    5 (13.9%)
THAT'S NOT WHAT MY PRESCRIPTION IS LIKE. (I wish that was what it was like.)    5 (13.9%)

Total Members Voted: 36

[LTK]

To be honest I found this one too far-fetched. It doesn't quite work.

What do you mean, far-fetched? The third panel is obviously from Faye's imagination.

[Omega Entity]

To be honest I found this one too far-fetched. It doesn't quite work.

What do you mean, far-fetched? The third panel is obviously from Faye's imagination.

Indeed. To me it reads like Faye is describing what she's (fictionally) seeing, and that's what Marigold's referring to in the last panel. Much like Jeph did in the strip with Dora, Faye, and Pintsize during the space arc (with Faye also painting a colorful picture for the story they'll tell Marten when he gets back).